Agricultural Production Operations programs in Kentucky
14 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Kentucky earn a median of $38,030 a year across 700 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $61,190 | 420 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $62,030 | 320 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,100 | 200 |
| Conservation Scientists | $71,980 | 180 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | $67,340 | 140 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Kentucky Horseshoeing School Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Agricultural Production Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.